How often do we hear a Pathétique as fresh and compelling as this? Nézet-Séguin then accompanies Batiashvili in arrangements for violin and piano of seven Tchaikovsky songs – a touching coda.

Shanghai Ballet's production, The Butterfly Lovers, is based on the violin concerto of the same ... in New York with four performances of Swan Lake from Jan 17 to 19. The 108-piece touring team ...